Breast Cancer

The number of new breast cancer cases diagnosed each year in the United States is predicted to rise 50 percent over the next 15 years, a new study suggests.

A new study identifies a number of mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that may help doctors provide women with more precise estimates of their cancer risk.

Many women who find out they have breast cancer want to know more about genetic testing, new research finds.

In spite of "tradition," doctors need to adopt new approaches to breast cancer treatment.

Women who gain weight around the waist and increase their skirt size between their 20s and 60s may be at higher risk of breast cancer after menopause, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.

Older women who exercise -- even less than the recommended amount -- still decrease their risk of developing breast cancer, a new study finds.

Exposure to light during the night may interfere with tamoxifen, a drug commonly used in women with breast cancer, a new study suggests.

About a third of women who carry mutations in a gene called PALB2 will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, a new study finds.

Women who eat more poultry, fish, nuts and legumes, and less red meat when they are young adults might have lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to a new study.

Women with a greater number of moles may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer, two new studies find.